COTA’s shifting bumps can prompt Friday complaints, Alex Jacques says
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F1 commentator Alex Jacques says COTA’s bumps change position each year and can surprise drivers in early practice, but he also praises the circuit’s overtaking chances and varied layout.
The bumps at Circuit of The Americas shift position each year, and Alex Jacques says drivers can be complaining about them by Friday. Their changing locations can also surprise drivers in the first practice sessions. Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, the F1 commentator described the annual shifts as fun.
Yet complaints are only one part of Jacques’s assessment of COTA. He praises the track’s range of corners and overtaking opportunities, highlighting Turn 1 and another chance to pass into Turn 12 after a hairpin and the long straight. For much of the rest of the first sector, he says, Silverstone provided a reference.
Jacques calls COTA a modern classic. He says the circuit’s elevation changes demand a car strong in every area, while a driver can still make a difference in Q3.
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